Present continuous tense

We use the present continuous tense, aka present progressive (= садашње трајно време):

* to say that something is happening now, at the moment of speaking
o I am sitting.

* to say that something is in progress
o She is studying law.

* for fixed arrangements
o He is having a meeting this afternoon.

* for annoying, repeated actions
o He is always picking his nose.

Lemon Tree

Fill in the blanks with the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Use the short forms:

I .......... (sit) here in the boring room

It's just another rainy Sunday afternoon

I .......... (waste) my time

I got nothing to do

I .......... (hang) around

I .......... (wait) for you

But nothing ever happens and I wonder

I .......... (drive) around in my car

I .......... (drive) too fast

I .......... (drive) too far

I'd like to change my point of view

I feel so lonely

I .......... (wait) for you

But nothing ever happens and I wonder

I wonder how

I wonder why

Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue, blue sky

And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree

I .......... (turn) my head up and down

I'm turning, turning, turning, turning, turning around

And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree

I .......... (sit) here

I miss the power

I'd like to go out taking a shower

But there's a heavy cloud inside my head

I feel so tired

Put myself into bed

Well, nothing ever happens and I wonder

Isolation is not good for me

Isolation I don't want to sit on the lemon-tree

I .......... (step) around in the desert of joy

Baby, anyhow I'll get another toy

And everything will happen and you wonder

Now, watch the video and check your ideas:

I'm wishing

Watch the video and answer the questions: 

1. Where is Snow White standing?
2. Who is making her company?
3. What is she wearing?
4. What is she wishing?
5. What is she hoping?
6. Who is watching her?
7. Do her dreams come true?
8. What are you dreaming of?

I am sailing

Fill in the gaps with the given words:

clouds - free - near - night -  say - sea -  sky -  trying -  waters

I am sailing, I am sailing.

Home again, 'cross the ..........

I am sailing stormy ..........

To be .......... you, to be ..........

I am flying, I am flying

Like a bird 'cross the ..........

I am flying, passing high ..........

To be with you, to be free

Can you hear me, can you hear me

through the dark .......... far away

I am dying, forever ..........

To be with you, who can ..........

Now, watch the video and check your ideas:

This single by Rod Stewart which was released in 1975 remains his best-selling single in the UK.

Mulberry Bush

Listen to the song, then answer the questions about you:

1. Who does the jobs in your house?
2. How often do you lay the table? sweep the floor? tidy your room?
3. How do you go to school? Who with?
4. What's your favourite game?